animal shelters

Animal shelters are places where unwanted pets and domesticated animals can be left, usually in the hope that they will be adopted by a new owner. One of the oldest and best-known is the Battersea Dogs Home in London (which also takes cats).

Bloggers writing about animal shelters may be promoting animals available for adoption, discussing the breeds put up for adoption, or sharing the experience of adopting an animal from a shelter.

Some bloggers are commenting on the cost of shelter charges, or their method of euthanasia (given that sadly many shelters have more animals than they can find homes for).

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “animal shelters”

• ‘Miracle’ dog Oreo euthanized Friday in New York

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 430
  All we can say here at Pet Tales is that we hope it was a quick and relatively painless end for Oreo, a pit bull that survived a 6-story fall from a building only to be euthanized for her aggressive behavior. The plight of this pit bull mix is not uncommon. Abused, injured and troubled, the dog had little chance of a ...
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• 113Tidbits: Help A Friend In Need

  
  113 Tidbits - Social Feeds And Daring Commentary — Authority: 133
  Guys: I know I talk about Best Friends Animal Society all the time - but if youre thinking about doing donations for your holiday gifts this year, might I ask personally that you think about them? Theyre a wonderful, wonderful place, saving and rehabilitating thousands of animals every year that would otherwise face ...
  2 days ago

• CARE teams up with Petsmart to save needy pets

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 430
  If you’re shopping at the neighborhood Petsmart this weekend, consider helping out a homeless pet. For those of you in south Orange County (or anywhere else), you can visit the animals of CARE at the San Juan Capistrano store location. Capistrano Animal Rescue Effort will take part in the PetSmart’s “Holiday ...
  2 days ago

• Oreo Is Dead

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 914
  Last-minute calls and e-mail messages to the A.S.P.C.A. could not save the pit bull, who had survived being thrown off the roof of a six-story building.
  2 days ago

• Oreo Is Dead

  
  City Room — Authority: 797
  Last-minute calls and e-mail messages to the A.S.P.C.A. could not save the pit bull, who had survived being thrown off the roof of a six-story building.
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• Juvy Hall dogs have served their time, need homes

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 430
  Gizmo and Biscuit have served their sentence over at Juvenile Hall in Orange. The dogs, both of which also did time at the Orange County Animal Care shelter, are due to graduate from a prison pups program next Friday (Nov. 20). Wards at the facility have been working with the Gizmo and Biscuit, as (young) men and ...
  3 days ago

• Dog pulled from brink of death to be euthanized

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 430
  Go home and hug your dog. This story breaks our hearts: (Reported by Cristian Salazar of The Associated Press) Oreo was called a miracle dog when she was thrown off the roof of a six-story Brooklyn building this summer and survived. But nearly four months later, the 1-year-old brown-and-white pit bull mix growled ...
  3 days ago

• ‘Mature Match’ event is all about animal attraction

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 430
  This is Cooper, a 7-year-old German short-hair pointer available for adoption at the shelter. His ID number is A0682361. Are you looking for a mature match at home? And no, we’re not talking about those naughty cougars and their south-county prey … Every year unwanted older pets are euthanized because nobody ...
  5 days ago

• How to Choose a Healthy Kitten

  
  Love Your Cat — Authority: 134
  Are you looking for a new kitten? There are many places to find kittens. There are the local animal shelters, the animal control shelter for your city, pet stores and do not overlook your local veterinarian. Sometimes kittens are abandoned at the clinic or they may know someone that has had a litter recently. When ...
  5 days ago

• Calling All Animal Lovers

  
  TheDeeZone — Authority: 125
  Shiloh, one of the dogs rescued by McCamey Animal Control McCamey Animal Control  is a very small shelter that works very hard to find all of the animals homes rather than what normally happens at an animal control facility.  They do so with a very limited budget. The McCamey Animal Control has been nominated ...
  1 week ago

• Is Shelter Appreciation Week a Sham?

  
  Critter News — Authority: 132
  Nathan Winograd has an interesting piece in the Examiner about the recent HSUS Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. Its not that hes unappreciative of people that work with animals, but rather the state of many of the shelters that are being appreciated. HSUS’ latest public relations gimmick is part of a larger ...
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• Dont forget: Weekend events welcome the dog, too

  
  The Orange County Register - Tustin — Authority: 826
  Fundraisers around the county invite two- and four-leggers.
  1 week ago

• Halloween fun for a good cause: Costumed pets strutted their stuff, got new homes at shelter event

  
  L.A. Unleashed — Authority: 644
  We were honored to help judge Long Beachs Howloween dog-costume contest Saturday, but while we were having a blast with L.A.s most pampered pets, our colleague Lu Parker of KTLA News was busy helping homeless pets find new adoptive families. We had a great time -- but three guesses on which of us had a more ...
  1 week ago

• Horrific Abuse in Memphis Animal Shelter

  
  KC DOG BLOG — Authority: 515
  The idea behind animal shelters is simple. Sometimes people are jerks, or careless, or victims of bad luck -- and the dog they committed to "for life" ends up homeless. The animal shelter the last resort for animals that have nowhere else to go. I could use this column to go on about how shelter kill more healthy ...
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• Low-cost clinic ends Octo Kittys prolific ways

  
  The Orange County Register - Tustin — Authority: 826
  The free-roaming cat in Orange is done making babies.
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• Dogged star power ups reward to $5,000 in dog beating

  
  The Orange County Register - Tustin — Authority: 826
  Jillian Reynolds puts her celebrity connections to work.
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• Jillian Reynolds ups reward to $2,000 in dog abuse case

  
  The Orange County Register - Tustin — Authority: 826
  TV personality will speak to O.C. rescue group Thursday on Fox11.
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• Sally Lillpop: AKA, the Purrfect Mouse Repellent

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  By John W. Lillpop Being of an affectionate nature when it comes to most of Gods creatures, the unexpected arrival of several infant mice in my home two seasons ago presented a vexing dilemma. On the one hand, I find it cruel and unusual to lure an unsuspecting mouse into the traditional trap, which terminates the ...
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• Shelter volunteers help save pets through foster program

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 430
  In case you missed it, there was good news to report from the Orange County Animal Care shelter. Volunteer efforts to foster kittens and puppies have paid off. My colleagues Doug Irving and Daniel Langhorne report from Orange: Hundreds of newborn cats and dogs have been saved from almost certain death this year by ...
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• Petco promises to help 1,000 homeless pets find new homes

  
  Pet Tales — Authority: 430
  Maybe your Fido needs a buddy … Petco has launched its annual National Adoption Weekend with a pledge to get 1,000 area homeless pets adopted by the New Year. To get those pets to new homes, the retail giant is sponsoring a two-day adoption event at all Petco stores in the region. The event will feature adoptable ...
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